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Berhampore is the administrative headquarters of the Murshidabad district. As of 2011 census, Berhampore is the seventh largest city in West Bengal. It is located about 186 km (116 mi) from Kolkata, the state capital. Berhampore is one of the most important business, administrative, educational and political hub of Bengal as well
Murshidabad University was established at Berhampore in 2021. [20] Krishnath College was established at Baharampur in 1853. In addition to undergraduate courses it offers post-graduate courses in physiology, sericulture and Sanskrit. [21] [22] Berhampore College, was initially founded in 1963 as Raja Krishnath College of Commerce, and was ...
Under this proposal, Berhampore district will be created from ten community development blocks namely Berhampore, Beldanga I, Beldanga II, Hariharpara, Naoda, Kandi, Khargram, Burwan, Bharatpur I and Bharatpur II in Murshidabad district. In August 2022, the cabinet of West Bengal gave "in-principle approval" to the district's formation.
Murshidabad district is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal.Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, [4] the district is very fertile. Covering an area of 5,341 km 2 (2,062 sq mi) and having a population 7.103 million (according to 2011 census), [5] it is a densely populated district and the ninth most populous in India (out of 640). [6]
Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency (earlier known as Berhampore) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Baharampur in West Bengal . All the seven assembly segments of No. 10 Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency are in Murshidabad district .
In the 2006 state assembly elections [15] Manoj Chakraborty, Independent, won the Berhampore assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Amal Karmakar of RSP. Manoj Chakraborty, contesting as an independent, was a rebel congress candidate put up by Adhir Choudhury as a protest against the official Congress candidate Maya Rani Paul. [21]
[1] [2] The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area. [3] The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore.
[5] [6] The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area. [7] The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore.